scholarly journals Students' perceptions towards using an e-learning tool, Tax-Tim, as a teaching and learning method in Taxation 1 syllabus

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Andre Sheik-Essop
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Learning Technology ◽  
Learning Tool ◽  
Tam Model ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Language Students

The expanding world of technology has extended into the education space through employers’ needs regarding graduates’ technology attributes. To keep abreast of the trends of technology adoption in education, particularly blended theory and technology learning and to provide a basis for practical teaching and learning. The need for continued research in this area has arisen. The purpose of the research is to investigate students’ perceptions of using an e-learning, e-filing tool to determine their attitudes towards acceptance of using technology and the benefits and challenges of e-learning tool, Tax-Tim. The intention of the assessment is to investigate students’ ability to apply the theoretical underpinnings of the Taxation 1 syllabus to an online simulation of the South African Revenue Service (SARS) efiling system. The e-learning tool chosen was Tax-Tim which simulates a SARS efiling tool and is assessed by an independent company called Tax-Tim. The research defined three objectives. The first research objective was addressed by hypotheses developed using the theoretical framework of the Technology Acceptance model (TAM) developed by Davis (1989). To be able to explain user acceptance of new e-learning technology using the antecedents of the TAM, constructs used included perceived usefulness (PU), perceived ease of use (PEOU), Attitude towards (ATT) and behavioural intention (BI) with external variable computer self-efficacy. The second objective explored the extent of effectiveness of using Tax-Tim as a case study e-learning tool. The third objective was to investigate the extent to which Tax-Tim worked together with determining the benefits and challenges of the e-filing simulation tool, Tax-Tim, that the students identified. Descriptive statistics highlighted that students mostly agreed that Tax-Tim was an effective tool and added value to their experience of an e-learning tool. Additionally, English second language students found Tax-Tim to be more helpful than English language students. Four hypotheses, H3, H4, H6 and H7 positively supported the TAM model. Alternatively, three hypotheses, H1, H2 and H5 did not contribute to the TAM model. CSE was rejected as positively supporting the hypothesis. The research could be used as a basis for e-learning technology adoption at Durban University of Technology and using e-learning for a blended learning approach.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the e-Learning Utilization as a Learning System in Higher Education Institution

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 160-168
Author(s):  
Uswatun Hasanah ◽  
Syahroni Hidayat ◽  
Danang Tejo Kumoro
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
User Behavior ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Tam Model ◽  
E Learning

This study aims to evaluate the use of technology to support teaching and learning activities. Lecturers and students have applied e-learning to teach subjects. The purpose of this evaluation is to measure the success of the use of STMIK Bumigora e-learning by using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) approach, which is an approach that can explain user behavior towards the use of technology. Evaluation of the use of e-learning is formulated into a model based on the TAM model, while SEM (Structural Equation Modelling) is used for data analysis. Based on the measurement analysis in this study, several factors  most influenced the effectiveness of e-learning, namely the usage tutorial for users, ICT facilities related to the Ease of accessing the internet network. Meanwhile, in structural analysis, it was found that attitudes toward the use and perceived usefulness were strongly correlated with real use factors. The actual use is a real condition of the use of e-learning measured by the frequency and duration of time in using the technology, which is influenced by the user's belief in accepting the existence of e-learning in STMIK Bumigora and user beliefs related to the benefits when using it. Therefore, attitudes toward the use and perception of usefulness are the main determining factors in measuring the frequency and duration of e-learning use.

Validating the TAM model in Haryana state of India: During COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
komal Goyal ◽  
Ashutosh Nigam ◽  
Neha Goyal ◽  
Manisha Goyal
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Technology Acceptance Model ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Tam Model ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Continuous Usage Intention ◽  
Acceptance Model

Purpose -Response to the sudden pandemic, COVID-19 drastic shift of work practices requires the implementation of an e-learning system, but their adoption requires a thorough understanding of the user acceptance process. Our key effort is to incorporate a framework, “internet experience” to determine the existing Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) applicability in describing students’ s e-learning decisions in Haryana state. Design/methodology- The researcher has administered a questionnaire based on TAM’s constructs and collected data from UG and PG students of Haryana state of India. Findings – The results revealed that perceived usefulness (PU) has a significant positive relationship with continuous usage intention (CUI) whilst, perceived ease of use (PEOU), computer self-efficacy (CSE) and internet experience (IE) have not. Attitude towards E-learning system (ATELS) has found no relevance in this model. Originality/value Majority research has been done using the TAM model in a developed nation. Empirical study has not been done in Haryana state so far.

scholarly journals STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION TOWARDS THE USE OF MULTIMEDIA BASED TEACHING MATERIAL

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-13
Author(s):  
Leora Grahadila Andovita ◽  
Asih Wahyuni
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Learning Technology ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Teaching Materials ◽  
Tam Model ◽  
Acceptance Model ◽  
Behavioral Intention To Use

The development of media in a conception of learning technology must have the following characteristics: (a) target oriented; (b) applying the concept of a systems approach; and (c) make use of varied learning resources. Thus the application of media and educational technology, can realize a concept of "teaching less learning more". As technology-based media variations develop, teaching materials become more interesting. Not only text and images, but there is audio, video and animation that make a concept easier to understand. Presentation of information in several ways and forms is often called multimedia. This research method is a survey research that aims to obtain information on students' perceptions of the use of PowToon multimedia-based teaching materials. The questionnaire was used as an instrument to obtain this information. The results of the questionnaire were then analyzed using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) model approach; namely: perceived usefulness (perceived usefulness), perceived ease of use, attitude toward using technology, and behavioral intention to use

scholarly journals Dampak COVID19 Pada Kesiapan Teknologi dan Penerimaan Teknologi di Kampus

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-116
Author(s):  
Rorim Panday
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Technology Readiness ◽  
Learning Technology ◽  
Community Activities ◽  
E Learning

Covid-19 is currently in Indonesia for more than 5 months. To prevent this disease becoming widespread, various strategies have been carried out, among others, by doing Lock Down and large-scale social restrictions. Community activities are affected. By relying on communication technology and IT including the Internet, people can still do activities even with limitations. Likewise, Higher Education got limited activities. For this reason, all teaching and learning activities used an online system known as e-learning. This paper conveys various activities on campus and its constraints during the covid-19. In general, the constraints aside from technological facilities are also obstacles from the academic community in matters relating to technology readiness and technology acceptance, which are delivered descriptively. Keywords: Covid19, e-learning, technology readiness, technology acceptance   Abstrak Covid-19 tengah melanda Indonesia saat Ini sudah 5 bulan lebih. Untuk mencegah wabah ini menjadi luas maka dilakukan berbagai strategi antara lain dengan melakukan Lock Down dan pembatasan social skala besar. Kegiatan masyarakat menjadi terpengaruh. Dengan mengandalkan teknologi komunikasi dan IT diantaranya Internet, masyarakat masih dapat melakukan Kegiatan walaupun dengan keterbatasan. Demikian juga dengan Perguruan tinggi, mengalami keterbatasan kegiatan. Untuk itu segala Kegiatan belajar mengajar menggunakan system daring yang dikenal dengan e-learning. Makalah ini menyampaikan macam-macam kegiatan di kampus dan kendalanya dalam masa covid-19. Secara umum kendalanya selain fasilitas teknologi juga kendala dari civitas akademika dalam hal yang terkait dengan kesiapan teknologi dan penerimaan teknologi, yang disampaikan secara diskriptif.  Kata kunci: Covid19, e-learning, kesiapan teknologi, penerimaan teknologi

Investigation of ICT Usage in Malaysian Public Sector using Extension of TAM

2014 ◽  
pp. 163-184
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Subjective Norm ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Class System ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Tam Model ◽  
External Variables

In terms of student population, Universiti Teknologi MARA is one of the largest universities in Malaysia. It has adopted i-class system through which teaching and learning are facilitated as alternative method of delivering knowledge to students. However, the rate at which the targeted students are using the system is very poor. As such, the chapter revisits technology acceptance from the perspective of a problem-based study and uses the information gathered to extend the original TAM model. The significant contribution of the chapter is the focus on the external variables to perceived usefulness and perceived ease of using i-class. Since the majority of targeted students learning through this mode are adults, perceived computer self-efficacy, perceived convenience, and subjective norm are considered for extension. The results obtained show significant relationships between the causal links among the new constructs.

scholarly journals Investigating a theoretical framework for e-learning technology acceptance

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 6484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barween Al Kurdi ◽  
Muhammad Alshurideh ◽  
Said A. Salloum
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Learning Systems ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Learning Technology ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
E Learning

E-learning has gained recognition and fame in delivering and distributing educational resources, and the same has become possible with the occurrence of Internet and Web technologies. The research seeks to determine the factors that influence students' acceptance of E-learning and to find out the way these factors determine the students' intention to employ E-learning. A theoretical framework was developed based on the technology acceptance model (TAM). To obtain information from the 270 university students who utilized the E-learning system, a questionnaire was formulated. The results revealed that “social influence, perceived enjoyment, self-efficacy, perceived usefulness, and perceived ease of use” are the strongest and most important predictors in the intention of and students towards E-learning systems. The outcomes offer practical implications for practitioners, lawmakers, and developers in effective E-learning systems implementation to improve ongoing interests and activities of university students in a virtual E-learning atmosphere, valuable recommendations for E-learning practices are given by the research findings, and these may turn out to be as guidelines for the efficient design of E-learning systems.

scholarly journals Technology Acceptance Model in using E-learning on Early Childhood Teacher Education Program’s student during pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 1501-1511
Author(s):  
Tri Endang Jatmikowati ◽  
Angraeny Unedia Rachman ◽  
Asti Bhawika Adwitiya
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Behavioral Intention ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Early Childhood Teacher ◽  
Early Childhood Teacher Education ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Acceptance Model

During the COVID-19 pandemic many education institutions implement e-learning as a replacement of traditional face to face teaching and learning activities. This situation forced students and teachers to adapt to the new normal of teaching and learning activity. This study aimed to examine the determinant factors of behavioral intention of using e-learning associated with the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) for early childhood teacher education students. The factors included in the model are perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, attitude, behavioral intention, self-efficacy, subjective norm, and system accessibility. Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM) technique was employed with SmartPLS as a computational software. Using samples students in Early Childhood Teacher Education Program in Muhammadiyah University of Jember – Indonesia, this study result that perceived usefulness affects behavioral intention directly while self-efficacy affect behavioral intention directly and indirectly through perceived usefulness.

scholarly journals CHALLENGES IN EVALUATING THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE WITH NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES

2013 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-6
Author(s):  
Costin Pribeanu
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Novel Technologies ◽  
Novel Technology ◽  
Target User ◽  
E Learning

The shift towards constructivism in e-learning creates new opportunities in the modern school and favors the introducing of novel technologies able to promote a learner-centered approach and increase the students’ motivation to learn. In general, novel technologies are expensive and the costs are not only related to the hardware and software platform. The implementation in the traditional school requires additional costs for maintenance, content development, and training. Therefore, the first key concern when evaluating such e-learning systems is to capture the added value brought in by the novel technology. The third key concern is the acceptability of a new system. The evaluation of technology acceptance requires a quantitative approach based on larger models that include several factors, such as: characteristics of the system, perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, relevant social aspects, and perceived enjoyment. A problem is the target user: most studies in the e-learning domain are only based on students’ perception. This is mainly because quantitative methods require a minimum sample size which is easier to collect from students. However, the teachers’ opinions are also important as well as the opinion of managers which finally decide if it is worth to adopt a novel technology.

Investigating Students' Acceptance and Self-Efficacy of E-Learning at Al-Aqsa University Based On TAM Model

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 37-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasan Rebhi Mahdi
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Tam Model ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Measurement And Evaluation ◽  
Acceptance Model

The study aimed at investigating the influence of E-learning Self- Efficacy (ELSE) on the acceptance of e-learning by using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). According to the TAM which used as the theoretical basis, both of the Perceived Usefulness (PU) and the Perceived Ease of Use (PEOU) influence directly the end user's Behavioral Intention (BI) to accept a technology. A survey was used to collect information about the perceptions of Al-Aqsa university students. Collected data was analyzed using the regression equation by SPSS. A structured questionnaire was used to obtain responses from (592) students who took the e-courses of the “instructional technology, research methods, measurement and evaluation”. The most significant results of the study showed that Al-Aqsa university students have high levels of acceptance and Self-Efficacy toward E-Learning representing a rate above 75%. Furthermore, there are positive and significant relationships between dependence and independence variables. However, the study found a significant relationship between finding ELSE, PEOU, PU and BI (Y= 1.2 +0.05ELSE+0.06PEOU+0.16PU+e, r = 0.65, P<0.01). Other relationships were found among variables such as ELSE, PEOU and PU (Y= 7.5 +0.11ELSE+0.21PEOU+e, r = 0.62, P<0.01), ELSE and PEOU (Y= 0.56 +0.242ELSE+e, r= 0.64, P<0.01).

scholarly journals Identifying Factors Affecting Acceptance of Virtual Reality in Classrooms Based on Technology Acceptance Model (TAM)

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faizah Abd Majid ◽  
Nurshamshida Mohd Shamsudin
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Technology Acceptance Model ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Technology Innovation ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Acceptance Model

Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) has received great recognition through the various research conducted on determining users’ acceptance of relevant technology innovation. Past researches have focused on technology innovation in education such as e-learning, Learning Management Systems and online applications. The 21st century teaching and learning framework has identified the relevance of the Internet of Things (IoT) and online applications as part of the teaching and learning process. Besides e-learning, MOOCs, Virtual and Augmented Reality have also found their place in the emerging teaching and learning platforms. As Virtual Reality only became popularized in classrooms in the recent years, not much is known about users’ acceptance of this technology innovation in the classroom. This paper, which is based on the TAM, attempted to identify the factors that could affect the respondents’ acceptance of Virtual Reality (VR) in classrooms. Factors on the perceived ease of use (PEoU) and perceived usefulness (PU) affecting the respondents’ attitude and intention to use VR in their classrooms were studied. Employing a quantitative research design, a set of questionnaire based on constructs adapted by Davis (1989) and adapted from past researches (Ngai et al, 2005; Weng et al, 2018, Muhamad Sufi, 2019) was distributed to a group of in-service teachers who were pursuing their postgraduate studies in one of the faculties in Universiti Teknologi MARA. The data was analyzed using SPSS in determining the relationships between the independent variables and the dependent variables. The analysis has further confirmed past research findings. However, in the context of VR, some suggestions to improve current practice are suggested. Policymakers and decision-makers could be enlightened by the present study’s findings. Likewise, teachers may find VR a more convincing platform to be integrated in their classrooms.

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